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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Protect Ramadan’s momentum with nightly worship

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“Maybe pray 2 or 4 rakahs.”

The khateeb, at 17:30

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In one sentence

Ramadan’s momentum should be protected through sincere fasting and consistent nightly worship, charity, Qur’an, supplication, and family care, especially during the last ten nights and Laylat al-Qadr.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Ramadan brings opened doors of mercy and uniquely rewarded, sincere fasting.
  2. Good speech, feeding others, consistent fasting, and night prayer are linked to rooms in Paradise.
  3. Laylat al-Qadr surpasses a thousand months, and the Prophet intensified worship during the last ten nights.
  4. Listeners are urged to establish a nightly routine of prayer, charity, Qur’an, supplication, and family care.
  5. The khutbah closes with prayers for oppressed Muslims, communal announcements, and an appeal for patience with neighbors.
Try this week
Set an alarm around 2 a.m. during the last ten nights and pray two or four rakahs.
Give charity each night, even $5.
Read at least one page of Qur’an nightly, increasing to three or five if possible.
Make du’a and check on or be good to awake family members, especially parents.
Be patient and kind with neighbors, and carpool when large crowds create parking pressure.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 97Used to show that Laylat al-Qadr is better than a thousand months and motivate striving in the final ten nights.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given us so much assistance and so much help so that we are able to complete our fast”
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“the one who is fasting has two forms of happiness or two types of happiness”
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“the actions that you perform in this night is better than a lifetime of worship”
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“What you can do after tarawih is go home, get a few hours of sleep, set your alarm for 2 a.m. Maybe pray 2 or 4 rakahs.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan is a time of Allah’s mercy and help in worship. He encouraged good speech, feeding others, consistent fasting, and prayer at night. He explained that fasting teaches sincerity because other people may not know we are doing it, while Allah knows and rewards it. He reminded us that Laylat al-Qadr is better than a thousand months and described how the Prophet increased his worship and woke his family during the last ten nights. His practical advice was to choose a few manageable deeds, such as prayer, charity, reading Qur'an, making du'a, and showing kindness to family, and repeat them every night.

  1. What kind words could you say today that would make someone feel cared for?
  2. What does your favorite moment at iftar make you grateful for?
  3. Which small act of worship or kindness could our family repeat each night?
Where it was given

The masjid

Chino Valley Islamic Center4711 Chino Ave, Chino, CA 91710Jumu'ah First Jummah 1:10 PM · Second Jummah 2:10 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at CVIC59 khutbahs
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